Is there a way to keep squirrels away?

Squirrels are wild animals that have been forced into the city through necessity. They are not tame and are actually very dangerous. Though they rarely carry rabies they do carry many other diseases and parasites like ticks and fleas. Have squirrels you want to get rid of? Contact Squirrel Removal Toronto for all your squirrel problems!

If you want to keep squirrels away from your home or property there is a lot of things that you can do. You can trim back your tree branches to stop them hopping between trees and you can attach aluminum collars to the trees to stop them from climbing. Generally you would want to get a professional to do this. The professional can also spray commercial repellent that may help keep the squirrels away from the trees. The technician can also perform exclusion on opening in your home or places where an animal could access using steel mesh and other tools to ensure animals cannot get into your home.

There is also work you can do to prevent a squirrel from getting onto your property. Make sure to store your garbage away in a licked container preferably in the garage and make sure your garage door touches the ground or the squirrels will get in anyways. Also make sure not to leave any food or pet food outside, this is an instant draw for all animals in your neighborhood and you will soon have a full-on back yard party of raccoons and squirrels ripping into your leftovers from your outdoor dinner. Or your pet’s food bowl. Either way, it’s not good. You will also want to cover up your garden, or gardens. Those squirrels will eat anything from vegetables to roots and bulbs and even flowers. They seem to love anything that grows in a garden. It’s best to cover these gardens in steel mesh that can keep out mice as well as squirrels so make sure to burry it a foot beneath the ground to prevent burrowing animals.